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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-26
LOTHROP TO RESIGN.
Reports That the Minister to Russia
Will Soon Come Home.

Will Soon Come Home.
paper says that Hon. George Lothrop,
United States Minister to Russia, passed
through Geneva yesterday on his way to the
United States, by way of Paris, and that,
upon his arrival here, he will tender his
resignation. The State Department has
received no official intimation of a purpose on
the part of Mr.. Lathrop to resign his
position, but there are those among his
acquaintances who believe that the rnmor
that he will shortly resign is not without
foundation. The climate of st. Petersburg
is trying one, and it is said that in private
correspondence the Minister has recently
expressed strong disinclination to remain
longer in exile.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-26
A BATTLE WITH BANDITS.
Mexican Officials Capture a Mule
Train of Struggled Goods

Me8lcan ODlclaiS SdpUuro Mule
Train of Struggled Goods.
GALVESTON, TEX, Aug. ga special TO
the Ne,os from Brownsville, Tex, says;
ION Aug. II, in the mountains near San
Carlos, a party of thirty bandits, under
Mauriano Resendez, were overtaken after a
chase Of fifteen miles and routed by force
Of customs police and troops under Senores
Felix, Tames and Joaquin @. Castillo and
Capt. Romero Of the Fifth Mexican CIV
airy. The fight was a lively one and
resulted in the capture Of ten mules and
horses laden with smuggled goods The
extradition Of Resondez rs "a smuggler Is
asked for, but os smuggling is not one Of
the offensos indicated in the extradtion
treaty between the United Statse and the
Mexican Republic, it is almost certain that
the request will not meet with favorable
consideration.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-26

ROME, Aug. 25-The government Of New
South Wales having offered 5000 acres Of
land to any missionary society that will un-
dertalke to civilize the natives, the Pope has
directed that Immediate attention be paid
10 the offer, in order TO forestall Protestant
societies
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A WART ON HIS LARYNX.
Crown Prince Williams Trouble Not a
Cancer.

Cancer.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25.-The Medical
.Ne,vs of this week will publish Prof Vir-
chow's paper on the case of the Crown
Prince of Germany, read before the Berlin
Medical Society at its late meeting The
Ne,cs supplements this technical document
with n translation in English according
to which Prof Virchow has not discovered
any appearances indicative Of malignancy
in the specimens examined, and from his
knowledge of pathology he does not hesi-
tate TO pronounce the morbid growth in the
Crown Princes larynx to be simple
wart. without any cancerous tendency The
fact of recurrence does not initiate against
this view and he expresses the opinion that
every recurrence of the growth can be sue
cessfully removed as it presents itself until,
as in the history Of similar cases, final eradi-
cation is accomplished.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-26
BERTHS FOR 53 MEN.
The War Department Offers Positions
for Many Persons.

for Many Persons.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-The Civil Ser
vice Commission to-day received from the
Secretary of War request for certificates
of PIP eligbles, all male, from which fifty
three selections may be made TO fill vacan-
cies now existing in his Office, eight in the
81, 300 grade and forty-nve in
the $1,000 grade. This is the lar
gest requisition ever made upon
the commission, and TO fill it at least four
and Territories. These appointments are
for lowgrade positions made vacant by the
promotion of clerks under the new rules
governing promotions in the departments
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-26
OPEN FOR ENTRY.
The Land Offices Notified of the Gov.
ernment's Action.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25--Acting Land
Commissioner Stockslager to-day issued in
structions TO the proper local land offices in
accordance with the recent order of the Sec
retary of the Interior, representing the res
toration Of the indemnity lands OF the Mis-.
souri,, Kansas and Texas railway, the Gull
and Ship Island railway, and the Florida
Railway and Navigntion ComDanv
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-26
FRANCES COMMUNISTS.
A Congress to Form a Federation
Called to Meet at Paris.

Called to Meet at Paris.
PARIS, Aug. GA conflict is imminent
between the government and the Municipal
Council A decree was to-day published
denouncing the latters resolution inviting
delegates from all the municipalities
in France to graad congress here,
but the municipal committee had already
issued the invitations, and a large number
of towns are certain to respond The gov
er1lment announces that il is determined to
prevent the congress, which viii be the hrst
stem toward the federation of the communes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-26
like Sending Goals to Newcastle.

BERLIN, Aug. 2s-The Cologne Gazette
saws that large quantities of pig iron are
being exported from Sweden to Pennsyl-
yania for railway bridges.
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pennsvlvania's Prohibit,on,ats.

HARRISBURG, PA, Aug. 25.-- Hon. Simon
b. Chase, Of Easton, was nominated by the
Prohibition convention by acclamation for
Supreme Judge, and Capt. ID. G. Irish, of
Newcastle, for State Treasurer by acclaina-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-26
A BANK GOES UP.
No Statement as to the Cause of the
Failure.

ROCHESTER,, Aug 25.-The First National
Bank of Danville, n Y, of which James
Faulkner was President and l.. Kuhn cash
ier, closed its doors this morning
The cause Of the failure is unknown
in this city, but it has been
expected for some time, rs the
bank had commenced to let its notes go to
protest. None of the banks of this city are
effected as far as Is known The capital
plus given by the last report was S22, 900.
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persecutina tha hehraws.

ODESSA, Aug. 25.--In consequence Of tho
annexation of Taganrog and Rostoff to the
Doncossack district, the Jews residing In
those places have been ordered TO depart for
other parts of the empire. Many Of them
will emigrate 10 America
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Following the Gulf Stream.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 The signal office
reports that the cyclone beretofore reported
has moved east Of Cape Hatteras and Is APP
parently following the course of the Gull
~freanl
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Hvdronholoia from a Fox Bite.

DUBLIN, Aug. 25.-Viscount Doneraet,
who was bitten by fox last January mas
been attacl,ed with hydrophobia-
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A aerman peputy to he prosee

win be prosecuted for belonging 10 an illegal
association The trial win take place at
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ROME, Aug. 25.-There were ten deaths
from cholera in Catania to-day. In Paler-
mo there we're twenty-four new cases and
ten deaths
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Cbolera's work in Malta.
e RECORD IN SICILY.

LONDON, Aug 25.-Seven new cases Of
cholera and seven deaths were reported in
Malta.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11
Neighborhood Notes.

The Tribune was favored with a
pleasant call on Monday last by Mrs.
COwleS, one of Abilene's most energetic
business ladies. Mrs. Cowles will come
before the Democratic county conven-
ton as candidate for the office of Reg
lister of Deeds, and she feels much en-
couraged with her prospects for the
nomination. She has enjoyed consider
able experience as deputy in the Office
she seeks, and this, coupled with her
well-known qualifications to satisfactor-
lily administer the Office of Register
should be fairly weighed by the Demo-
crafts of the county when the time az
rives for them to confer the honor of a
Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
1t is exceedingly wearisOme to hear
men who 60 into church about once a
year, or who do not know what the in
side of church looks like, discuss and
condemn the methods of the Salvation
Army. G. Union.
AS candidate for the Office of regis
ter of deeds we take pleasure in placing
in our list the name of Genevieve A.
Cowles, who announces herself as a
candidate for that Office, subject to the
decision of the Democratic county con-
vention. Mrs. Cowles has had large
experience in clerical work and has
spent some time in this Office with
Miss Junken. Should she be so lucky
as to receive the nomination and cleo
ton, we are satisfied that she will run
that Office not only in an acceptable
manner but to the entire satisfaction Of
an.-Hope Dispatch.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11
From Tuesday S daily.l

Worley's ten cent bus seems to be a
popular conveyance, judging from the
number of passengers he gets from the
trains.
The Republican county convention
is called for the 10th of September.
The primaries will be held at the usual
places on the 9th.
The Abilene National Bank will
open its doors for business on Thurs
day. Another boom for the metrOpo-
lis of Central Kansas.
Building on the West side is booming.
Twenty-Seyen new residences are now
under way, and as many more will be
started in less than thirty days.
Jewett Russell, who spent several
weeks in this city, agent for the Prac-
tical Home Physician, is sick with
typhoid fever, at his fathers home in
Mcpherson county.
The construction of the Salina
branch of the C. X. & w. is no longer
a matter of doubt. E. w. Odds and
party arrived in the city last night,
and will take charge of the engineer
ing of the construction as far as two
miles west of Solomon City.
County Clerk Waring reports that he
knows from personal knowledge that
the corn crop of Ridge township will be
fully a half a crop, and that in Hope
township it will Re an awful one.
Richard says that he knows whereof he
speaks and that when the people thinks
that the windmill racket won't win.
they are way off.
John D. Hess has sold the right to
sell his patent window sash balance
and fastner in the State of PennSylva-
mia to Jeriah Dunkal and William
| Bowman, of Steeltown, Pa. for 81 go,
These gentlemen have ordered num-
Der of these sash balances. which are
being manufactured by the lock works
at Abilene. The REFLECTOR congrat-
ulates Mr.. Hess, and has no doubt but
what he has an Independent fortune
in his patent.
Three whisky cases in squire Wat.
kin's court, at Enterprise, called
County Attorney Hurd from the domes.
tic scenes of home to that city to
prosecute. The information was re-
ceived from the urbane clerk of STAN.
baugh, Hurd & Dewey, and we have
no doubt as to the truthfulness of the
statement.
| LATER.
From County 1Attorney Hurd we
learned that the defendants names in
the Enterprise whisky cases are Webb
House, Henry Fowlstraw and Franz
Fisher. At the instance of the defend
ants, the cases were continued unit
Thursday morning at nine o'clock. The
actions were instituted by one Rober
Forester, complaining witness, whom
we learn has the appearance of having
monkeyed with the buzz saw to som'
considerable extent.
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tally the babies of the dear people, was
made. IT'S ever thus.
The Russell Review has changed
ownership. Charles Smith and w. E.
Banks having bought the interest of
]. Ii. and Ii. Franklin. 1t will here
after be known as The Democratic
Review. In the Statutory, the editors
say, with this issue the Review ceases
to he Republican and shall hencefortlI
follow III lite WAY Uf Democracy. We
welcome The Democratic Review to
our exchange list.
Miss Orlena Fisher gave lawn party
to a number of her friends last evening.
The lawn was brilliantly Illuminated by
the aid of Chinese lanterns. Croquet
was INDUCED in, and the still evening
air was made resonant by the circulat-
ing mirth, and good humOr of the par
Elephants. About half-past ten a liberal
lepast was provided, and at late hour
the party returned to their different
homes, highly pleased with their even
ing entertainment.
We notice in tho Columns Of the Evening RE-
ELECTOR, OF Abilene, Kansas, that our good old
friend and former York Countian, Milton ID.
Good, is candidate for the Office of Regiater OF
Deeds for Dickinson county. Comments On Mr..
Good are unnecessary, for Mtlt is irst-class
good boy, a solid Democrat and a chip off the old
block, We hope his many friends will elect him
by large majority.-The York (Pa-) Age.
The above article from the Age, a
paper published at the former home of
Mr.. Good, is certainly a good endorse
ment. and one Mr.. Good has reason to
be proud of.
The Abilene papers are so hard up
for boom material they are compelled
to boast of the number of telephones
in that place. They will soon be
Dragging that they have more sun
flowers down there than Salina.-
SdLinG Journal
Hello. Mr.. Journal, you are safe
from thunderbOlts, cyclones or cpl
denies, you could go TO sleep with
dynamo for a pillow, and your cheek
would save you from harm. You were
50 inflated and pulled up over your IS
telephones. that you turned loose your
blowing machine, and when you found
out that it was but drop in the
bucket compared with the number
Abilene has, then you worked your
ears opened your mouth and the bray
ing that followed gave you away as
belonging to breed that Balaam be-
strobe. AS far as sunflowers, weeds
and grass growing in the streets are
we cheerfully admit that
you take the cake.
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janitor at the court house, will bt
panied to hear that he is lying very
! sick, at his home ON Fourth st.
A. C. ROmig and John Cooper are
the only candidates for county offices
who can, when night draws her sable
mantle over mother earth, wrap the
drapery of their couch about them and
lie down to pleasant dreams" Reason,
no cUInpetlSh.
The man POffenberger who left the
county with team that was mort
gagged to Knapp & Bolster, was to-day
captured by the city marshal of Wa
megO. Sheriff Miller left on the noon
train to bring the man and mules
back to Abilene.
The letter sent to the President by
the citizens of Abilene was an admira-
bic one, particularly in those inspiring
sentiments where Brother Rohrer and
his fellow citizens unite in most sin
cere regard and admiration" acknOwl-
edge the distinguished ability and
success" and desire to aid the admin
istration." Bravely said and done.
We knew Kansas would fall in line.
Call the next town.-K. c. Times.
VanSant & Weller made us feel much
weller" than we were by sending up
freezer of their celebrated ice cream.
1t was the first time this season the
type stickers had free cream, and to
say that they, we, us and the devil got
stuck on it, is putting it mild. The
cream disappeared at an astonishing
tate and the poor printers grew big, as
fast and furious as the cream grew less.
To wind the thing up the devil licked
the platter and the whole outfit voted
that V. & w. were the sweetest lot of
cOnfectiOners and ice cream men in the
city. May their motto, V. 81 w. Vim
culum and (frozen) Waught, hold out
during the ice cream season.
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Extended Accommodations.

Our esteemed townsman, NJ. NJ.
Shipe, is displaying remarkable degree
of enterprise in connection with his
street railroad project. He has already
supplied the city with facilities in that
line far beyond any other town twice
our size in the state; but still he don't
vas happy; there was something more
that he yearned for, and his friends
have been panied to note the express
ion of sadness depicted upon his benign
countenance for the past few weeks.
But last nsght's freight over the Santa
Fe brought that which done the heart
of Shipe power of good. A fine ex-
cursion car, No. 5, arrived which is a
beauty, and no mistake. 1t will be
placed on the track and used at once.
NJ. NJ. declares he is no gray" if he
does snap at flies.
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PERSONAL.
[From saturdays Daily.l


G.. Il. Curtis, of Manchester, was in
town today.
7. Little, an old Abileneite is regis
tered at the Stanton.
John A. Hafner and son Edward
were on our streets today.
w. E. Luker came in on the noon
train from Walla Walla, Washington
Ter.
Rev. A. Hickey, former pastor of the
Christian church, left for Stockton,
Kas., on the afternoon express.
Hon. J. r. Burton and wife arrived
home on the noon train from Colorado,
where they have been visiting for the
past few weeks. Mr.. Burton says he is
home this time for good.
James Mcmillan, one of our old
county pedagogues, and who has been
in Southern Alabama for the last fouI
months, has returned to the Belle City,
and will resume his old vocation this
winter.
W. S. jerks left on yesterday
cyclone for Ness City, where he has
been engaged as conductor of the Nor
NAL. He has shown himself to be
good and efficient assistant at Abilene
and we predict him success at Mes:
City. He has also been engaged as
principal of the Ottawa schools for thi:
winter.
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The John B. Doris and E. d. Colvin's
Colossal Shows.

The long-looked-for advent of the
John B. Doris & E. d. COlvin's Colos-
sal Shows is near at hand, and we are
authorized to state that the great shows
will positively exhibit at Abilene on
Tuesday, September 2. The press
throughout the entire country speaks
in glowing terms of this great amuse-
ment enterprise, and, indeed, its mag
nitude is something to be wondered at.
Toe shOw-or properly speaking the
great consolidation of shows-eonsists
of huge Three-Ring Circus, a Mon
ster Menagerie, Worlds Museum and
Elevated Theater Stage, combined with
a colossal Roman Hippodrome, in which
Roman standing and chariot racing,
fiat racing, steeple chasing, running
racing, ETC., ETC., will be exhibited.
There are whole tribes of Indians in
the New Wild West, ," who, together
with frontiersmen Of..all kinds, scouts.
cowboys, guides, hunters and trappers,
will give realistic scenes of life In the
Wild West surprising anything of the
kind ever seen here. Do not forget the
date
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Obituary.

Ella Hale, aged three months, an
adopted daughter of E. A. Hale of this
city, was buried yesterday.
James E. Paul, of Newbern town.
ship, died Saturday evening. Mr..
Paul has been a sufferer from that
dread disease, consumption, for nearly
year, and death has at last relieved
him from his Sufferings. Mr.. Paul
was about 81 years old. he leaves a
wife and three children. He had re-
sided about twelve years in Newbern
township, and was an honest upright
man, and a kind neighbor. The fun
eral services were held this morning at
ten o'clock at the residence, Rev.
Porch, of the Lutheran church, con-
Quoting the services. His remains
were inferred in the Abilene cemetery
and were followed by a large con-
course of relatives and friends.
Died: Sunday afternoon at o'clock
at the residence Of DR.. J. NJ. Hodge on
Buckeye avenue, in this city, Mrs.
Phoebe Tinker, aged Sc years and S
months. Mrs. Tinker has been in poor
health for some time, and everything
that gentle hands, prompted by kind
and affectiOnate hearts, could do, was
done to save her life, but long and
useful life that was devoted to God and
her family has passed away. AT an
early age she joined the Congregation
alist church, and has lived model
christian life. She was woman of in
telligence and excellent judgment, and
the influence she exerted over her fam
lily and friends was at all times of a
nature that was Godlike and pure. She
leaves three daughters and one son.
Two of her daughters, Mrs. DR.. j. NJ.
Hodge and Mrs. Jacob Augustine, re-
side in this city; the other daughter,
Mrs. DR.. Preston, lives at Alliance,
Ohio. The son, Mr.. James NJ. Tinker,
is a resident of Washington, ID. G. Mr..
Tinker arrived in the city this morning.
Mrs. Preston's health will not permit
her to attend the funeral. Mr.. Tinker
would have reached Abilene yesterday
morning, but was delayed several hours
by a wreck. For the last three days,
the dying mother was anXiOusly looking
for her only son, but before he arrived
her spirit had returned to her God who
gave it. Funeral services will be held
tomorrow afternoon at 8 o'clock, at the
residence of DIR. J. Nj. Hodge on Buck
eye avenue. Rev. Porch, of the Lu-
theran church, will conduct the services.
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from Saturdays Daily.l

High Sheriff would like TO be,
Serve the papers and take the fee.
Iwould be WISE In all done,
But a THIsTLE(R) may spoil all our fun.
UIwas sheriff everything Id NAIL
Harnish or sherwood would occupy the new jail
Dunlavy would cheerfully the Office take,
But. BOYS YOU can't all take the cake.
The streets today are teeming with
activity, life, people and business.
County Attorney Hurd's addition to
his residence will soon DE completed.
The Republican county committee
was in session today. The time for
holding the primaries is Sept. 8. Con-
ventiOn Sept. 10.
Three hundred graders, with their
teams, plOws, ETC., arrived on the SSnta
Fe this afternoon, and will Immediately
commence work on the Salina extern
sion.
]. NJ. Scott, formerly with Fisher &
Croft, has purchased the blacksmith
shop owned by Neeley & Loupee, south
of J, B. Cases. Mr.. Scott is an excel
lent WORKMAN anu GHc hEfLECIOh
wishes him success.
Mr. A. Reed and family will moye
into their new house about the first of
September. Miss Hattie is enjoying
her visit in Kansas City, she expects
her cousins, Misses Bessie and Helen
Curtis to return with her.
David Higgins brought in to the
REFLECTOR Office today, two very fine
ears of corn, raised on the farm of John
w. Gibson, in Jefferson township. Mr.
Gibson has abont 50 acres that, consid.
ering the drouth, will make a fair crop
Mud creek is flowing a good. strong
stream, cisterns are full, wells are wei
supplied, and everything has assumed 9
fresh, bright, cheerful appearance tn,
mercury has come down from its fever
ish height among the nineties, and it i:
a pleasure once more to live, breathe
and have being,
The various candidates improved
the shining hours upon our streets to
day, lucky was the farmer who escaped
being buttonholed. Cigars, soda pop
and ginger ale were freely dispensed
Misunderstanding and an anxious inquir
about the wives, children, and espec
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Solomon News and Notes.

Entertainments at the opera house
for two or three nights this week.
Hon. j. Ii. Brady was in town
Thursday.
Bonds to be voted on Tuesday for
north and south road.
COnundrum-"II How many more times
must we vote bonds before We get a
new road - Echo answers: "flow
many?"
1 is likely that there will he quite
an opposition TO these new bonds.
People are tired voting bonds and seeing
no results.
A birthday party was held at the
home of Laurena Blair Friday evening
The little folks had fine time.
The Lutherans will have services in
the Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing.
The weather is delightfully."- cool.
Mrs. Rogers, who has been quite sick,
is slowly recovering.
The Knight Brothers, Cyrus and
Charley, are to cut one hudred acres of
hay, south of Lexington, in Marion
county.
Mr.. r. A.Sullivan has been appointed
assistant postmaster. He is now assist
ing our present postmaster, Mr.. ID. w.
Wilson. He will get the run of things
by the time Mr.. Morgan succeeds Mr..
Wilson.